Burial

Resomation – what will happen next?

I last spoke with Funeral Service Times in September 2018 and it is safe to say there has been some…

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Cemeteries around the world: Assistens Kirkegård Cemetery

Located in the Norrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, Assistens Kirkegård Cemetery was first opened in 1760, originally purposed as a…

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Natural burial microchip firm ASSETtrac celebrates 20 years

Natural burial ground microchip software company ASSETtrac is celebrating 20 years since it entered the funeral trade with its grave…

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Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs

Families grieving the loss of a child will no longer have to meet the costs of their burial or cremation,…

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How many singers does it take to change a funeral?

We know that when a client asks for live music at a funeral service a funeral director’s head might start…

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Hilary J Grainger OBE to be next chair of Cremation Society

The Cremation Society has announced that professor Hilary Grainger OBE as been elected as its next chair.  She will succeed…

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Cemeteries around the world – Tyne Cot

Tyne Cot, or the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing to give the cemetery its…

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Grief and poverty; a dangerous cocktail

Consider two facts. In the UK, 1,640 people die every day – more than half a million every year (Office…

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Cemeteries around the world – Waverley Cemetery

Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New…

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Zaun to provide steel fencing for new burial plots

Fencing manufacturer Zaun has announced it is to provide steel fencing for a number of new burial plots being introduced…

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